# Montana HB 47: Revise state building energy conservation program

Montana HB 47, Revise state building energy conservation program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Katie Zolnikov (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 47
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise state building energy conservation program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-09
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Energy, State Government, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (296 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer costs and agency roles for projects: benefit, low. The law defines project costs to include planning, design, construction, installation, and DEQ administrative work. It defines energy cost savings to include utility and related operation and maintenance savings. DEQ can transfer money and authority to the Department of Administration or other agen…
- New accounts and savings paybacks for state buildings: benefit, low. The law creates an energy conservation program account for program costs. It sets up a repayment account to receive agency energy savings, interest, and transfers; the money can fund energy analyses, administration, and, when needed, procurement, design, construction, and monitoring. If unencumbere…
- Low-interest funding for state buildings: mixed, low. The law ends bond financing for state building energy projects. DEQ now sets one annual interest rate by July 1 each year, capped at 3%. Participating agencies must transfer their estimated energy cost savings into repayment or debt service accounts until project costs plus interest on the unpaid b…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-14: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-10: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2024-12-09: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f25cb4f2-7b2f-4a7a-89a3-369f12489467)
- Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b04723e9-d8e9-4cc9-8f8f-51285ec49714)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f25cb4f2-7b2f-4a7a-89a3-369f12489467)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b04723e9-d8e9-4cc9-8f8f-51285ec49714)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB47-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).